vr6storm 0 Posted July 31, 2003 well that my C booked in for its MOT tomorrow :roll: ............anybody willing to guess if its going to fail or pass? approx 11.5k miles since the last one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted July 31, 2003 I'm sure it'll be fine... I know its a bit of clapped out old beater tho Roddy ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macca 0 Posted July 31, 2003 Just have to take it to the right garage :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted July 31, 2003 I know its a bit of clapped out old beater tho Roddy ;) PMSL......ye cheeky so and so :lol: :lol: .........life in the old "heap" yet :wink: .........well hope so :wink: well one things for sure it shouldn't need any suspension work........i hope :? :wink: :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skid 1 Posted July 31, 2003 Better replace the shockers on the drivers seat. :shock: The inspector might think that its been lowered :lol: No worries mate it will pass with flying colours the amount of TLC you give it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted July 31, 2003 Better replace the shockers on the drivers seat. :shock: The inspector might think that its been lowered :lol: No worries mate it will pass with flying colours the amount of TLC you give it. LOL :lol: :lol: ok ok the diet starts tomorrow honest fingers-crossed mate :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6paul 0 Posted July 31, 2003 it'll be a breeze! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted August 1, 2003 well my old bucket managed to pass 8) ..............tho the Mot tester(who's a mate of mine......well my bro-in-law's best mate)gave me a bit of a frightener :shock: :shock: :twisted: when he told me he failed it cos of a leaking shock absorber.......luckily he was just winding me up :twisted: :wink:............its proper bo now i tell thee :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott 0 Posted August 1, 2003 LOL *:) nice one mate... Mine past first time on the first MOT that I gave it.... was a little worried I can tell you!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 1, 2003 Reet proper bo? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted August 1, 2003 Reet proper bo? :) aye jim it was reet proper bo! :lol: :lol: on a separate not tho........it was the local renault dealership that i had my C mot'd at,anyway the wife dropped me off to pick it up and once i'd paid the bill.....which was a "cheap" £30(special offer they have on at the moment) out she pointed out a new renault Espace to me......couldn't believe the price tag it had on it...........£33600 :!: :shock: :shock: ......it didn't even have leather either :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 1, 2003 £33k!!! Its crazy. Just think how many Corrado's you could buy for that :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted August 1, 2003 £33k!!! Its crazy. Just think how many Corrado's you could buy for that :D absolutely crazy right enough........tho i suppose it is before discount........but i'm sure someone does/will pay full list now here's a thought............for your £33+k you could probably end up with every Corrado engine option and probably get the 2 auto options too 1.8 16v 1.8 8v G60 2.0 16v 2.0 8v 2.9 VR6 with the auto options its a Corrado for every day of the week 8) ...........total Corrado heaven 8) :lol: :D :D :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 1, 2003 Well one of em would be bound to break.. so I am sure you wouldn't have one every day every week :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted August 1, 2003 PMSL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ......true jim didn't think about that :wink: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted August 1, 2003 Or you could but one for £5k and spend the other £28k fixing it. How nice would it be to have a sweet Corrado and a spare £33k to chuck at it!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 1, 2003 Just think of the stuff you could do to it.. Twin Turbo? Exhaust/suspension/wheels/leather retrim/full engine rebuild/full respray/etc/etc!!! Suits you sir!! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted August 1, 2003 Surely it would cost £28k just to replace all the bits that make up the suspension? This *is* a VW you know.. Having 7 Corrados is a really good idea though. That means that you'll only be stranded without a working C about once a month!!! The downside is you'll be in the garage approximately every 38 hours 20 minutes either picking up or dropping off... ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted August 1, 2003 Looking through my history, the only MOT it failed was 2 years ago due to perishing rear brake flexi-hoses. Not bad for a 9 year old car. All the VWs I've had sail through the MOTs, even my ropey old MK1s. The only thing they generally pick on with German cars is the steering rack from my experience. Everything else is just too solid to fail it on! Kev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted August 1, 2003 Looking through my history, the only MOT it failed was 2 years ago due to perishing rear brake flexi-hoses. Not bad for a 9 year old car. All the VWs I've had sail through the MOTs, even my ropey old MK1s. The only thing they generally pick on with German cars is the steering rack from my experience. Everything else is just too solid to fail it on! Kev thats the thing i love about german motors kev............all the german motors that i've had to MOT have never failed yet........touch wood :wink: Porsche 924S..............2 MOT's........all passes BMW 318Ti..................2 MOT's........all passes Corrado VR6 storm......2 MOT's........all passes some of the cars that i've had to MOT before "finding the light"(well buying german motors) escort 1.3GL...............2 MOT's.........all fails escort XR3i.................1 MOT...........fail sierra XR4i.................2 MOT'S.........1 pass & 1 fail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggrim 0 Posted August 2, 2003 You forgot the Campaign model earlier :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furkz 0 Posted August 2, 2003 for that sort of money u could buy a corrado shell of ebay send it to VW Dealer and they prob sill say u run outta money Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted August 2, 2003 You forgot the Campaign model earlier :lol: :lol: LOL no i didn't i just mentioned the engine options :wink:........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites